Batfish
any of the flat-bodied, marine fishes of the family ogcocephalidae, as ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in the southern atlantic coastal waters of the u.s.
a stingray, aetobatis californicus, found off the coast of california.
noun (pl) -fish, -fishes
any angler of the family ogcocephalidae, having a flattened scaleless body and moving on the sea floor by means of fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
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